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اِسْتَعْمَمْتُهُ

Root: عم

Form: 10

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اِسْتَعْمَمْتُهُX , or اِسْتَعْمَمْتُهُ عَمًّا, I took him, or adopted him, as a paternal uncle: and عَمًّا He took, or adopted, a paternal uncle. (TA in art. خول.)

def.2 See also 8, first sentence.
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